The Connecticut Theater Company will bring to life an odd story straight out of the tabloid, “The Weekly World News,” in its production of, “Bat Boy: The Musical.”
The play will open on September 21, 2018 at the The Repertory Theatre of New Britain. It will continue until October 14th.
The Connecticut Theater Company says that the play, “is a musical comedy/horror show about a half boy/half bat creature who is discovered in a cave near Hope Falls, West Virginia.”
“For lack of a better solution,” the Theater says, “the local sheriff brings Bat Boy to the home of the town veterinarian, Dr. Parker, where he is eventually accepted as a member of the family and taught to act like a ‘normal’ boy by the veterinarian’s wife, Meredith, and teenage daughter, Shelley.”
Amidst a secret hatred of Bat Boy by Dr. Parker and a burgeoning love with Shelley, the story turns on revelation of the, “shocking story of Bat Boy’s unholy origin.”
Adam Tortorello stars in the title role, while Erin Campbell plays Meredith Parker, Duane Campbell plays Thomas Parker and Kennedy Morris plays Shelley Parker.
Other members of the cast include, Rob Crumb, Nick Carrano, Jonathan Kelly, Isabelle Lewis, Melissa Rostkoski, Zoe Dominy-Nguyen, Cassandra Crumb and Hannah Rubitz.
Show times for the play are,
| Friday, Sep 21st, | 7:00pm |
| Saturday, Sep 22nd | 7:00pm |
| Friday, Sep 28th | 7:00pm |
| Saturday, Sep 29th | 7:00pm |
| Friday, Oct 5th | 7:00pm |
| Saturday, Oct 6th | 7:00pm |
| Sunday, Oct 7th | 2:00pm |
| Friday, Oct 12th | 7:00pm |
| Saturday, Oct 13th | 7:00pm |
| Sunday, Oct 14th | 2:00pm |
Tickets for the play are available on the Theater’s Box Office website.
In describing its mission, the Connecticut Theater Company says that,
Our goal is to stimulate, promote, teach and develop interest in the dramatic arts; to educate the general public in the dramatic arts; to advance the general level of culture in the field of dramatic arts by the production of plays, musicals, readings, dramas, comedies, shows, and dramatic arts in all forms and of the highest standards. Connecticut Theatre Company is a performing arts group that is dedicated to entertaining, educating and supporting our community. Our focus is on providing great, year-round performances and entertainment events for central Connecticut and the surrounding areas.
Connecticut Theatre Company is a 100% volunteer-based organization with a team of dedicated individuals who firmly believe that performing arts can provide a number of benefits to individuals, families, businesses, communities and the state of Connecticut. While all theatres are based around performing arts, Connecticut Theatre Company is dedicated to finding and pursuing opportunities to partner with other entities for the betterment of the community.
The Connecticut Theater Company, located at the historic Repertory Theatre of New Britain is located at 23 Norden Street.
Editor’s Note: This article was updated to correct a typo in the headline which incorrectly said “Boy Boy: The Musical” instead of “Bat Boy: The Musical”. Apologies for this unintentional error.
